Additional VA Medical Care
Funds Added to Senate VA-HUD Bill
Novmeber 14, 2003 - During debate on the FY 2004 VA-HUD
and Independent Agencies Appropriations bill (S.
1584) on Nov. 12, Senators removed $1.3 billion in emergency
spending for veterans' health care and replaced it with $1.3
billion in regularly appropriated funds. However, deliberation
of the bill was cut off due to planned debate on judicial
nominations, increasing the possibility that the VA-HUD bill
will be included as part of an omnibus FY 2004 appropriations
package. If passed as currently drafted, the bill would provide
an appropriation of $28.1 billion for VA Medical Care, an
increase of $4.2 billion (17.6 percent). In order to remain
under the overall spending cap for discretionary spending,
Senators reportedly took the money from the FY 2004 Commerce,
State, Justice appropriations bill that was pulled from the
Senate Floor on Monday and is expected to be part of the omnibus
bill.
Information:
Jonathan Fishburn, Director, Research, Education and Veterans' Legislative Affairs
AAMC Government Relations
jfishburn@aamc.org
(202) 828-0525
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